Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. There is a new Cold War / Stephen Cohen -- 2. The new Cold War is a myth / Stephen Kotkin -- 3. Russian aggression may spark a new Cold War / Mark Franchetti -- 4. The new Cold War might be a Russian stunt / Paul du Quenoy -- 5. The U.S. missile defense program may trigger a new Cold War / George Monbiot -- 6. Russia will lose if it enters a new Cold War / Matthew Lynn -- 7. Russian aggression represents a new era but not a new Cold War / Robert Marquand -- 8. Russia is too weak to enter another Cold War / Jack Snyder -- 9. The Cold War will be staged in the Arctic / Ariel Cohen, Lajos Szaszdi, and Jim Dolbow -- 10. The new Cold War will be waged over control of energy resources / Paolo Pontoniere -- 11. A Cold War could prove dangerous for Azerbaijan / Kaveh Afrasiabi -- 12. A new Cold War will not center on the U.S. and Russia / Mariano Aguirre -- 13. The new Cold War is with Iran / Thomas Friedman -- 14. China might be opposing U.S. in a new Cold War / Emanuel Pastreich -- 15. Africa might become the staging ground of a new Cold War with China / Christopher Moraff.